"Your brand is what other people say about you when you're not in the room." – Jeff Bezos, Amazon

You spend hours working to craft a resume that sells your candidate's unique value. How do you help them manage external validation of their brand from colleagues, supervisors, and others in the form of references, recommendations, and testimonials?

In this E-Summit, Dr. Cheryl Minnick and Resume Writing Academy CEO Marie Zimenoff will walk you through the what, where, why, how, and when of references. You will learn the context behind how employers use references and what matters most for your clients in managing their Circle of Champions.

You'll walk away with:

An understanding of the different types of references and tips for candidates in choosing references.

Context and the backstory around how references are used by employers, what is "allowed" and what isn't, and what that means for your clients.

Tips on helping clients submit references or letters of recommendation.

Writing and formatting strategies for stand-out references lists and incorporating testimonials into other career documents.

Guidelines to help clients coach their references, including drafting recommendation letters or LinkedIn profile recommendations.

Questions that will improve the power of references lists, recommendations, and testimonials, no matter the format.

In-person events are limited to 12 registrations and virtual events are limited to 15 registrations for maximum participation.

PLEASE NOTE: All events start at 11:30 AM in their respective time zones (local time for the local events and 11:30 in the time zone you select for the virtual events).

What is Career Jam? An opportunity for you to participate in learning, exploration, and discovery of best practices and emerging trends within the careers industry. A facilitator will guide each group of career colleagues through a discussion outline while encouraging dynamic conversations on a variety of topics, from career marketing and job search, to career management, employment trends, and more!

In-person events will be held in Boston, DC Metro, Honolulu, Madison, New Jersey, San Francisco, Stamford (New York), and West Palm Beach. Registration is $109 ($89 for CTL Associates) and includes lunch.

Virtual events will be held for the following areas: Australia & New Zealand, Europe, North America – Pacific, North America – Eastern. Registration is $87 ($74 for CTL Associates).

Why attend Career Jam? Beyond learning from and sharing with professionals across the industry, the outcomes from all these events will be compiled and published by the Career Thought Leaders Consortium in a white paper. The white paper will recognize the contributions of all Career Jam participants. In other words, you'll be published in a widely read industry document distributed to career professionals, media outlets, and job seekers by CTL.

Be on the Lookout: Watch for emails from CTL with invitations for various writing, coaching, media, and publishing opportunities. Emails go out to all CTL Associates several times each month, so be sure to check them out!

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You spend hours working to craft a resume that sells your candidate's unique value. How do you help them manage external validation of their brand from colleagues, supervisors, and others in the form of references, recommendations, and testimonials? In this E-Summit, you will walk through the what, where, why, how, and when of references. You will learn the context behind how employers use references and walk away with sample reference lists, recommendation letters, and new, creative uses for testimonials. Learn more and register.

Career Jam is your opportunity to participate in exploration, conversation, and discovery as career colleagues. We'll be adding new features and topics this year to keep the event fresh! Career professionals in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand join in-person and virtual events to share, explore, learn, and collaborate. If you'd like to host an event in your city, please contact Marie for more information. Learn more and register.

Mark your calendars now and start planning an international excursion ... our annual exclusive, in-person professional development opportunity (conference) is going global! Career colleagues from Europe are excited to host us in Madrid, Spain, for the 2018 Professional Development Symposium, Thrive: Helping Professionals Navigate a Global, Virtual & Gig Workforce. Learn more here.

This is great training for trainers, teachers, coaches – anyone who wants to 'teach it quick and make it stick.' Crafted by expert Sharon Bowman based on current brain science, and delivered by CTL Founding Board Member Elisabeth Sanders-Park, this 2-day event takes your training to an advanced level! Fills quickly. Early bird and CTL discount (code: CTL$100) available. Learn more and register.